• Source: Raja Badhe

      • Raja Badhe (1912–1977) was an Indian, Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He first made his name in Nagpur as a poet. Later he moved to Mumbai. He worked for All India Radio for some time. He is known for writing the State Anthem of Maharashtra.
      Badhe produced a film on Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
      Many of Badhe's songs were recorded. When "Prakash Pictures" approached V. D. Savarkar to write songs for their film "Ram-Rajya", he advised them to get them written by Badhe.
      He died suddenly in Delhi. He had never married.
      A prominent traffic intersection in Mumbai, "Raja Badhe Chowk", is named after him.
      He was very well remembered for prominent contribution in translation of GATHA SAPTASHATI
      ( Collection of poems compiled by RAJA HAL SATVAHAN – ANCIENT RULER OF MAHARASHTRA.about 270 BC.
      The following are the titles of some songs written by Badhe:

      Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha, sung by Shahir Sable
      Hasates Ashi Ka Mani, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
      Chandane Shimpit Jashi, composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar
      Sujan Ho Parisa Ram-katha, a song from film "Ram Rajya" (1943)


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      Lyrics of two songs written by Badhe

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